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(Application filed Dec. 23, 1897.)

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PATENT MAX EMIL RICHTER, OF FORT lVAYNE, INDIANA.

HANDLE-BAR GRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,057, dated October11, 1898. Application filerlDecember 23,1897. Serial No. 663,193.(Nomodeti To ail whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MAX EMIL RICHTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Handle-Bar Grip, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention is designed, essentially, to provide a grip forhandle-bars and the like which can be placed in position by any one withthe same facility as any of the grips now in use and which will relievethe hands and arms of jar, which is objectionable and is the chiefsource of the tired feeling experienced by cyclists when traveling overa rough and uneven surface, and which will at the same time insure freeventilation, thereby keeping the hands cool and preventing the tendencyof the hands to perspire.

The improvement consists, primarily, of a series of strips bowedoutwardly between their ends and grouped so as to encircle thehandle-bar and sufficiently elastic to yield upon closing the handtightly, and said strips being spaced to provide passages to secureventilation.

The improvement also consists of a sleeve having its end portionsrecurved and having the elastic strips grouped about the sleeve andsecured thereto byits recurved terminals, which embrace theextremitiesof the strips and retain the latter in place.

The invention also further consists of in- 'terposing felt or othermoisture-absorbing material between the elastic strips and the sleeve orthe handle-bar and in the novel details and combinations of parts, whichhereinafter will be more fully "set forth, illustrated, and finallyclaimed.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the inventionreference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the followingdescription.

The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form,proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any'of the advantages thereof, and to afull disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Fig'ure 1 is a detail view of one endof a handle-bar provided witha grip constructed in accordance with thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is atransverse section. Fig. 4 is a detail View in perspective of the grip,parts being broken away. 7

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in the several views of the drawings by thesame reference characters.

Within the spirit of the invention the grip comprises a series ofelastic strips 1, placed side by side and encircling the bar 2, whichmay be the handle of a bicycle, velocipede, or the like, and theseelastic strips are bowed outwardly between their extremities and havespaces 3 between their longitudinal edges to secure free ventilation.Any means may be employed for securing the strips at their ends, so asto retain them in place. The strips may be of any material best adaptedfor the purpose; but wood is preferred because of its lightness,cheapness, and resiliency.

In order that the grip may be capable of universal application, it isfound most advantageous to group the elastic strips 1 about a base,which consists of a sleeve 4, of metal or other material, the endportions of the sleeve being recurved, as shown at 5, to embrace theextremities of the elastic strips and retain them in place. Felt orother absorbent material 6 is interposed betweenthe elastic strips 1 andthe base or sleeve 4: and is intended to absorb any perspiration orother moisture, thereby keeping the hands cool and obviating thedisagreeable feeling experienced by graspinghandle-bars which do notadmit of ventilation or absorb perspiration. The ends of the grip arereinforced and given a finished appearance by having a ferrule 7 appliedto its inner end and a cap 8 fitted to its outer end, said capoverlapping the end of the handle-bar 2 and being centrally apertured toreceive ascrew 9, by means of which it is held in place. A pin 10 passestransversely through registering openings in the grip and handle-bar andretains the grip in place, and the ends of the pin are concealed by thecap 8.

A grip constructed as herein set forth is light, cheap, and can bereadily manufactured and placed upon the market, so as to be withinreach of all, and can be quickly placed in position without requiringany special construction or adaptation of the handlebar for itsreception.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is 1. A gripcomprising a series of elastic strips having spaces between theirlongitudinal edges and spaced intermediate their edges from thehandle-bar, means for securing said strips to the handle-bar, and anabsorbent material between said strips and the said bar, said stripsbeing adapted to space the hand out of contact with the absorbentmaterial; substantially as described.

2. In a grip for handle-bars and thelike, a sleeve having a recurved endportion, and a series of strips grouped about the'sleeve and havingtheir extremities encircled and secured by the recurved terminal of thesleeve; substantially as described.

3. A grip comprising a sleeve, a moistureabsorbing material covering theexterior of the sleeve, and a series of elastic strips bowed outwardlybetween their ends and grouped about the sleeve and secured thereto,said strips being adapted to space thehand out of contact with theabsorbent material, substantially as set forth.

4. A grip comprising a sleeve having recurved ends, an absorbentmaterial about said sleeve and extending beneath the said ends, and aseries of elastic,outwardly-bowed strips With spaces between theirlongitudinal edges, said strips having their ends resting upon theabsorbent material and encircled and secured by the recurved terminalsof the sleeve; substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signaturein the presence of two Witnesses.

MAX EMIL RICHTER. lVitnesses:

HENRY W. BUoK, PAUL RICHTER.

